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Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

15 reviews

bgoodbookclub's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was decent and I think the speed is what made it a 3.5 for me. It was super dense and hard to capture my attention because the background was so dense and thick. I am very interested to watch the Netflix show because I do believe that it will be easier to watch than to read.

I feel like if trigger/content warnings for Karin Slaughter books was a multiple choice question, the answer would be all of the above.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Suicide, Dementia, and Pregnancy

froggybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

it started off strong then just got meh. the chapters were so long and just some of it was so predictable and drawn out like let me have some of the guesswork here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Outing, and Classism

abbs15norm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This gritty thriller was worth staying up late into the night.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

bookdreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a fascinating exploration of the motivations behind lying, secrets, and trying to figure out who someone is by putting together the pieces of their life. 

When Andy and her mom are involved in a mall shooting, Andy's begins to realize her mother is not who Andy thought she was. Throughout the books pieces of the story slowly come together until the whole story is revealed. Even then, I doubt Andy fully understand her mother. It's an interesting study on how well you can know a person and their motivations, not to mention the mystery and action are well crated. The story did seem to be a little overly-detailed in some scenes, but it did help craft the mood and keep me reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual violence